The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 08

January 11, 2019

SSC and all Competitive Exams. Explore The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary to score good marks in English Section. Start practising this vocabulary to increase your word power. While reading a passage you have to highlight tough words in it and analyse the correct meaning of those words. This will help you understand the passage clearly and also you can learn more new words, it means also you can develop your vocabulary. To help you in this part we have provided an English Vocabulary passage along with meaning, synonyms and usages of hard words in the passage, make use of it. We also providing Important Vocabulary Quiz based on “THE ECONOMIST” and “THE HINDU”

Definition: Reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.

Synonyms: Reject, Turn Down, Spurn, Refuse, Decline

Antonyms: Accept, Welcome

Usage: As Turkey rebuffs its plea to protect Syrian Kurds, the U.S. must evaluate its next move.

2) Ostensible (Adjective) — ख़याली

Definition: Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

Synonyms Apparent, Seeming, Outward, Surface, Superficial

Antonyms: : Real, Genuine

Usage: This has ostensibly angered Turkey, which considers the Syrian Democratic Forces.

3) Pivotal (Adjective) — केंद्रीय

Definition: Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.

Synonyms: Central, Crucial, Vital, Critical, Focal, Essential

Antonyms: Inconsequential, Insignificant, Minor

Usage: The report was missing a pivotal piece of information

4) Hamstrung (Verb) – पंगु करना

Definition: Cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.

Synonyms: Cripple, Lame, Hock, Disable

Antonyms: Help

Usage: In the event, the abrupt announcement has become a concession to Turkey, which was hamstrung by U.S. presence in the Kurdish-populated region in pursuing its own military options.

5) Conflict (Noun) — विवाद, झगड़ा

Definition: A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Synonyms: Dispute, Quarrel, Squabble, Disagreement

Antonyms: Agreement, Peace

Usage: This is unlikely given his aversion to keeping troops indefinitely in Syria (and other West Asian conflict zones).

6) Ail (Verb) — सताना

Definition: Trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body.

Synonyms: Trouble, Afflict, Pain, Bedevil

Usage: On the brighter side, investment spending, which has ailed the economy for long, is expected to pick up finally.

7) Regime (Noun) – शासन

Definition: A government, especially an authoritarian one.

Synonyms: Government, Reign, Dominion, Sovereignty

Usage: Regime uncertainty associated with the election may put a halt to the nascent pick-up witnessed in investments as corporations might decide to hold back on big ticket investments until things clear up.

8) Opine (Verb) – सुझाव देना

Definition: Hold and state as one’s opinion.

Synonyms: Suggest, Submit, Advance, Propose, Venture

Antonyms: Calculate, Disbelieve, Know

Usage: The Hon’ble Supreme Court has opined that the word ‘misconduct’ has no precise meaning.

9) Ambit (Noun) – सीमा

Definition: The scope, extent, or bounds of something.

Synonyms: Scope, Extent

Antonyms: Angle, Area, Center

Usage: A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.

10) Disrepute (Noun) – बदनामी

Definition: The state of being held in low esteem by the public.

Synonyms: Disgrace, Shame, Dishonour, Infamy, Notoriety

Antonyms: Honour

Usage: One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.